Joe Gould's Secret

At this point in time, the columnist has been unable to find interesting subjects for his articles - until he meets the dilapidated-looking Gould, whose incoherent mumbling sometimes contains just the slightest trace of intelligence. One thing he has managed to do, though, is find the perfect actor to play the film's tricky but pivotal role - veteran British character-actor Ian Holm, whose riveting performance as Gould nearly salvages the whole thing. ... Full Review

Joe Gould's Secret is a very well-crafted piece of filmmaking, and well worth the viewing, especially if you enjoy watching actors who truly show how its done without giving away of the illusion or mechanics involved. Holm's most recogizable role for most American audiences would probably be as the android in the original film Alien). ... Full Review

Joe's Secret well worth revealing Stanley Tucci is on record about how much he loves the style and grace of New York City in the 1940s, and his passion comes through loud and clear in the visual beauty of Joe Gould's Secret. ... Full Review

without any patronizing hint of sweetness, by the great Ian Holm.....Tucci, who won audiences with the beautiful slowness of the ending of Big Night , has returned to his strengths here.... ... Full Review

Stanley Tucci's film, starring Tucci as Mitchell and Ian Holm as Gould, is faithful to the facts of the story....adept at actors' moments and quiet scenes.... ... Full Review

There is a secret in "Joe Gould's Secret," but don't waste time wondering about it. Like much of the movie, it's sublime and understated, and pleasant to behold. Holm and Tucci turn in outstanding performances. ... Full Review

It's full of period detail and sensitive performances, but the drama is thin, and the humour only inspires a smile or two. It's good natured and listless at the same time and every scene has a wistful, "wouldn't it be nice" quality to it. ... Full Review

Tucci, who also directed, sees this aspect of Gould particularly clearly and cannily contrasts scenes from Mitchell's happy, secure family life with Gould's lonely, often hardscrabble existence. Steve Martin and Susan Sarandon lend their star-power to smaller roles; he's a publisher willing to take on Gould's book (if indeed there is a book) while she's a supportive artist. ... Full Review

It's full of period detail and sensitive performances....the drama is thin, and the humour only inspires a smile or two..... ... Full Review

Gould ( Ian Holm ) is a man of swiftly changing emotional weather. Stanley Tucci is a director and actor with an openhearted generosity for his characters; he loves and forgives them. There is a dark, deep and sad undercurrent in the movie. ... Full Review